Keelesdale station
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| Location | 2620 Eglinton Avenue West[1] Toronto, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°41′25″N 79°28′30″W / 43.69028°N 79.47500°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Centre platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Arcadis | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 12, 2025 (TTC buses) February 8, 2026 (Line 5)[2] | ||||||||||
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Keelesdale is an underground Toronto subway station on Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Silverthorn neighbourhood at the intersection of Keele Street and Eglinton Avenue. Nearby destinations include the York Civic Centre, Keelesdale Park and Chris Tonks Arena, York Memorial Collegiate Institute, George Harvey Collegiate Institute, and the Silverthorn neighbourhood.
Description
The primary entrance and an off-street bus loop are located at the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive. A secondary entrance is located on the northwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Trethewey Drive adjacent to York Memorial Collegiate. A third entrance is located at the southeast corner of Eglinton Avenue and Keele Street. The primary entrance is fully accessible and has a station plaza with a landscaped public space. The station has four bus bays outside the fare-paid area plus on-street connections for TTC buses. There is outdoor parking for 60 bicycles.[3]
During the planning stages for Line 5 Eglinton, the station was given the working name "Keele", which is identical to the pre-existing Keele station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth. In 2015, a report to the TTC board recommended giving a unique name to each station in the subway system (including Line 5 Eglinton). Thus, the station was given the final name "Keelesdale". Silverthorn was also considered.[4]
On March 10, 2016, Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and Toronto mayor John Tory attended a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the station, which was the first station of the project on which construction started.[5]
Before construction, land expropriations and demolitions were required. The primary entrance is at the site of former EMS Station 19 and a car wash.[6] The secondary entrance is at the site of a former Coffee Time outlet and its adjacent parking lot.[7]
Architecture
The station was designed by Arcadis, following an architectural concept designed by architects gh3* from Toronto and Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker from Montreal.[8][9] As with other stations on Line 5, architectural features include natural light from large windows and skylights, steel structures painted white, and orange accents (the colour of the line).[9]
Surface connections
The following bus routes serve Keelesdale station:[10]
| Bay number | Route | Name | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 164 | Castlefield | Eastbound to Cedarvale station |
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| 2 | 41 | Keele | Northbound to Pioneer Village station |
| 941 | Keele Express | Northbound to Finch West station (Rush hour service) | |
| 3 | Spare | ||
| 4 | 158 | Trethewey | Northbound to Weston Road and Oak Street |
| N/A | 34 | Eglinton | Westbound to Mount Dennis station and eastbound to Kennedy station (On-street connection) |
| N/A | 41 | Keele | Southbound to Keele station (On-street connection) |
| N/A | 164 | Castlefield | Westbound to Mount Dennis station (On-street connection) |
| N/A | 941 | Keele Express | Southbound to Keele station (Rush hour service; on-street connection) |
| N/A | 334A | Eglinton | Blue Night service; eastbound to Kennedy station and westbound to Renforth Drive and Pearson Airport (On-street connection) |
| 334B | Blue Night service; eastbound to Finch Avenue East and Neilson Road via Morningside Avenue and westbound to Mount Dennis station (On-street connection) | ||
| 341 | Keele | Blue Night service; northbound to York University and southbound to Keele station (On-street connection) | |
References
- ^ "Keele Crosstown Station : Urban Toronto". Urban Toronto. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Thayaparan, Arrthy (February 8, 2026). "Beautiful, wonderful, or Toronto transit's black eye? Whatever it is, the Eglinton Crosstown is finally open". CBC News. Archived from the original on February 9, 2026. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ "Keelesdale (formerly Keele) Station". Eglinton Crosstown. October 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Line 5 Eglinton Station Names" (PDF). Board Presentation. Toronto Transit Commission. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
TTC staff evaluated the initial report and the proposed names and provided feedback and recommendations. A primary TTC concern was to avoid replication and redundancy with existing TTC station names. The proposed names are unique and are not likely to be confused with existing station names.
- ^ "Crews break ground on 1st of 25 Eglinton Crosstown stations". CBC News. March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ "Eglinton Ave W & Trethway Dr". Google Maps. August 2009.
- ^ "Eglinton Ave W & Keele St". Google Maps. June 2009.
- ^ "Eglinton Line 5: Oakwood Station". urbantoronto.ca. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
- ^ a b Bozikovic, Alex (February 8, 2026). "Will the Eglinton Crosstown carry Toronto forward?". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ "2024 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. November 17, 2023. p. 106.